diff --git a/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service.in b/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service.in
index fcd799e1..9bfb00e3 100644
--- a/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service.in
+++ b/misc/systemd/nix-daemon.service.in
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ ConditionPathIsReadWrite=@localstatedir@/nix/daemon-socket
 ExecStart=@@bindir@/nix-daemon nix-daemon --daemon
 KillMode=process
 Environment=XDG_CACHE_HOME=/root/.cache
+Environment=XDG_CONFIG_HOME=/root/.config